2008–09 Valencia CF season

During the 2008–09 season, the Spanish football club Valencia CF was placed 6th in the La Liga. The team reached the quarterfinal round of the Copa del Rey.

Valencia
2008–09 season
ChairmanVicente Soriano
ManagerUnai Emery
La Liga6th
Copa del ReyQuarter-finals
UEFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
David Villa (28)

All:
David Villa (31)

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ESP César Sánchez
2 DF  ESP Curro Torres
3 MF  NED Hedwiges Maduro
4 DF  ESP Raúl Albiol (vice-captain)
5 DF  ESP Carlos Marchena (captain)
6 MF  ESP David Albelda
7 FW  ESP David Villa
8 MF  ESP Rubén Baraja
9 FW  ESP Fernando Morientes
10 FW  ESP Miguel Ángel Angulo
11 DF  ESP Asier del Horno
13 GK  BRA Renan Brito
14 MF  ESP Vicente
15 DF  BRA Carleto
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW  ESP Juan Mata
17 MF  ESP Joaquín
18 MF  POR Manuel Fernandes
19 MF  ESP Pablo Hernández
20 DF  ESP Alexis
21 MF  ESP David Silva
22 MF  BRA Edu
23 DF  POR Miguel
24 DF  ITA Emiliano Moretti
25 MF  POR Hugo Viana
30 FW  ESP Míchel
33 GK  ESP Vicente Guaita
36 DF  ESP Jaume Costa

Transfers

In

#PosPlayerFromFeeDate
19MF Pablo HernándezGetafe€1,000,00005-06-2008
GK Ludovic ButelleReal ValladolidLoan return01-07-2008
11DF Asier del HornoAthletic BilbaoLoan return01-07-2008
18MF Manuel FernandesEvertonLoan return01-07-2008
DF David NavarroMallorcaLoan return01-07-2008
MF Mario RegueiroReal MurciaLoan return01-07-2008
2DF Curro TorresReal MurciaLoan return01-07-2008
25MF Hugo VianaOsasunaLoan return01-07-2008
13GK Renan BritoInternacional€4,000,00027-08-2008
MF Ignacio María GonzálezDanubioUndisclosed01-09-2008
15DF CarletoSantos€2,000,00026-11-2008
1GK César SánchezTottenham HotspurFree20-01-2009

Out

# Pos Player To Fee Date
1GK Santiago CañizaresUnattatchedReleased19 May 2008
DF Marco CaneiraSporting CP€1,500,00025 June 2008
GK Juan MoraLevanteFree1 July 2008
MF Jordi Alba (from Valencia B)Gimnàstic TarragonaUndisclosed24 July 2008
MF SisiRecreativo HuelvaUndisclosed1 August 2008
FW Javier ArizmendiReal Zaragoza€3,500,00012 August 2008
1GK Timo Hildebrand1899 HoffenheimFree10 December 2008

Loaned out

# Pos Player To Start End
MF Ángel Montoro (from Valencia B)Real Murcia17 June 2008
DF Lillo (from Valencia B)Real Murcia17 June 2008
MF SunnyOsasuna27-06-20081 July 2009
DF David NavarroMallorca20 July 200801-07-2009
FW Miku (from Valencia B)Salamanca26 August 2008
DF Carlos Bellvís (from Valencia)Numancia28 August 2008
MF Éver BanegaAtlético Madrid28-08-20081 July 2009
GK Ludovic ButelleLille01-09-20081 July 2009
MF Nacho GonzálezNewcastle United1 September 20081 July 2009
MF AarónRangers13 August 200801-07-2010
12FW Nikola ŽigićRacing Santander26 December 2008

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 24 Jan 2009.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLa LigaUEFA CupCopa del Rey
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK César Sánchez 20018+002+000+00
2 DF Curro Torres 300+102+000+00
3 MF Hedwiges Maduro 32118+415+103+10
4 DF Raúl Albiol 42233+125+101+10
5 DF Carlos Marchena 36124+217+003+00
6 MF David Albelda 37026+404+102+00
7 FW David Villa 423133+0291+412+21
8 MF Rubén Baraja 34522+631+312+01
9 FW Fernando Morientes 3167+1317+033+12
10 FW Miguel Ángel Angulo 1515+602+002+01
11 DF Asier del Horno 2026+308+023+00
12 FW Nikola Žigić 320+000+002+12
13 GK Renan Brito 24019+003+002+00
14 MF Vicente 3696+2163+204+03
15 DF Iván Helguera 100+000+001+00
15 DF Carleto 100+100+000+00
16 FW Juan Mata 441235+2103+310+11
17 MF Joaquín 37626+541+311+11
18 MF Manuel Fernandes 37220+725+301+10
19 MF Pablo Hernández 30513+836+013+01
20 DF Alexis 26124+012+000+00
21 MF David Silva 24517+242+111+10
22 MF Edu 2719+1213+002+10
23 DF Miguel 33026+103+102+00
24 DF Emiliano Moretti 29025+300+001+00
25 MF Hugo Viana 500+004+001+00
26 DF David Lombán (from B team) 000+000+000+00
27 MF Carles Martínez (from B team) 000+000+000+00
28 FW Daniel Olcina (from B team) 000+000+000+00
29 DF Arturo (from B team) 000+000+000+00
30 FW Míchel (from B team) 1514+900+001+11
31 MF Ximo Navarro (from B team) 100+000+001+00
32 MF Tímor (from B team) 000+000+000+00
33 GK Vicente Guaita (from B team) 401+100+002+00
34 GK Sergio Garabato (from B team) 000+000+000+00
35 GK Salva (from B team) 000+000+000+00
36 DF Jaume (from B team) 000+000+000+00
37 DF Alexis Villar (from B team) 000+000+000+00
38 DF Castells (from B team) 000+000+000+00
39 FW Morgado (from B team) 000+000+000+00
40 MF Ximo (from B team) 000+000+000+00

Goal scorers

Position Nation Number Name La Liga UEFA Cup Copa del Rey Total
1 7 David Villa 29 1 1 31
2 16 Juan Mata 10 1 1 12
3 14 Vicente 6 0 3 9
4 9 Joaquín 4 1 1 6
= 9 Fernando Morientes 1 3 2 6
6 21 David Silva 4 1 0 5
= 8 Rubén Baraja 3 1 1 5
= 19 Pablo Hernández 3 1 1 5
9 4 Raúl Albiol 2 0 0 2
= 18 Manuel Fernandes 2 0 0 2
= 11 Asier del Horno 0 2 0 2
= 12 Nikola Žigić 0 0 2 2
13 3 Hedwiges Maduro 1 0 0 1
= 5 Carlos Marchena 1 0 0 1
= 20 Alexis 1 0 0 1
= 15 Edu 1 0 0 1
= 10 Miguel Ángel Angulo 0 0 1 1
= 30 Míchel 0 0 1 1
/ / / TOTALS 38 11 14 63

Disciplinary record

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
La Liga 6th 30 August 200831 May 2009
UEFA Cup First round Round of 32 18 September 200826 February 2009
Copa del Rey Round of 32 Quarter-finals 29 October 200828 January 2009

Updated to match played 24 Jan
Source: Competitions

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Atlético Madrid 38 20 7 11 80 57 +23 67 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Villarreal 38 18 11 9 61 54 +7 65 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
6 Valencia 38 18 8 12 68 54 +14 62
7 Deportivo La Coruña 38 16 10 12 48 47 +1 58
8 Málaga 38 15 10 13 55 59 4 55
Source: LFP and Yahoo! Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWDWWWWWDLWLDWLWLWDLLWLDDLLDWWWWWDLWLLW
Position22111111433433242444444568865444444566
Leader
2009–10 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2009–10 UEFA Champions League Play-off round
2009–10 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
2009–10 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
Relegation to 2009–10 Segunda División
Source: kicker.de (in German) and juventus.com

Matches

30 August 2008
21:00
Valencia3 0Mallorca Mestalla, Valencia
Silva  13'
Moretti  20'
Villa  34'
Mata  38'
Albelda  52'
Alexis  80'
Vicente  82'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez
14 September 2008
20:00
Almería2 2Valencia Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos, Almería
Piatti  20'
Corona  37'
Negredo  40'
Juanito  89'
 13' Helguera
 35',  61' Alexis
 69' Villa
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
21 September 2008
16:00
Valencia1 0Osasuna Mestalla, Valencia
Edu  65'
Mata  84'
 54',  64'  Azpilicueta
 66' Ricardo
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
25 September 2008
19:00
Málaga0 2Valencia Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga
Weligton  79'
Salva  88'
 18' Fernandes
 31' Del Horno
 45' Alexis
 71', 90' Villa
 90' Edu
Attendance: 15,960
Referee: Alfonso Alvarez Izquierdo
28 September 2008
18:00
Valencia4 2Deportivo La Coruña Mestalla, Valencia
Mata  35'
Villa  49', 82'
Joaquín  69'
Albelda  85'
Moretti  86'
 11' (o.g.) Renan
 25' Filipe Luís
 72' Laure
 85' Lafita
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Miguel Angel Pérez Lasa
5 October 2008
18:00
Real Valladolid0 1Valencia Estadio José Zorrilla, Valladolid
Pedro León  27'  36' Miguel
 52' Villa
 53' Albelda
 54' Fernandes
 85' Renan
Attendance: 17,456
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández
18 October 2008
16:00
Valencia4 0Numancia Mestalla, Valencia
Villa  4', 89'
Mata  72'
Vicente  83'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila
26 October 2008
16:00
Recreativo de Huelva1 1Valencia Estadio Nuevo Colombino, Huelva
Arzo  45'
Camuñas  47'
Poli  76'
Martin  78'
Vázquez  90'
 45',  62' Villa
 85' Alexis
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González
1 November 2008
21:00
Valencia2 4Racing de Santander Mestalla, Valencia
Villa  28' (pen.)
Moretti  36'
Albelda  58'
Joaquín  70'
 23', 49', 80' Tchité
 26' Pinillos
 28' Colsa
 60' Lacen
 84' (o.g.) Albelda
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
9 November 2008
20:00
Getafe0 3Valencia Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, Getafe
Licht  14'
Manu  39'
Polanski  44'
Soldado  45'
Díaz  51'
Contra  67'
 29',  34' Fernandes
 38' Mata
 61' Moretti
 66' Marchena
 69' Joaquín
 81' Vicente
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
15 November 2008
21:00
Valencia2 3Sporting de Gijón Mestalla, Valencia
Albelda  58'
Villa  69' (pen.)
Baraja  76'
Mata  90'
 20' Morán
 39' Neru
 52',  55' Barral
 81' Castro
 84' Bilić
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Jose Luis Paradas Romero
22 November 2008
19:30
Sevilla0 0Valencia Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville
Navas  5'
Luís Fabiano  59'
 55' Marchena
 65' Fernandes
 78' Baraja
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes
30 November 2008
18:00
Valencia3 2Real Betis Mestalla, Valencia
Villa  10' (pen.),  79'
Mata  20'
Marchena  64'
Baraja  69',  73'
Renan  90'
 28' Damià
 56' Juanma
 64' (pen.) Emana
 73' Nélson
 75' Juanito
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
6 December 2008
21:00
Barcelona4 0Valencia Camp Nou, Barcelona
Henry  20', 28', 79'
Alves  46'
 6' Albiol
 38' Albelda
 67' Villa
 72' Miguel
 73' Del Horno
Attendance: 94,000
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
13 December 2008
19:00
Valencia2 1Espanyol Valencia
Fernandes  33'
Albiol  58'
Moretti  67'
Vicente  81'
Albelda  90'
Miguel  90'
 10' Rufete
 21',  28' Román
 64' Lacruz
 79' Kameni
 80' Hurtado
 90' Béranger
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González
20 December 2008
19:00
Real Madrid1 0Valencia Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Higuaín  3'
Salgado  27'
Marcelo  31'
Robben  83'
Palanca  88'
 21' Del Horno
 29',  66'  Marchena
 69' Albiol
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez
3 January 2009
21:00
Valencia3 1Atlético Madrid Mestalla, Valencia
Villa  34' (pen.)
Silva  39', 69'
Baraja  45'
Albelda  72'
 33' García
 45' (pen.) Forlán
 75' Perea
 77' Heitinga
 87' Assunção
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Julián Rodríguez Santiago
10 January 2009
21:00
Valencia3 3Villarreal Mestalla, Valencia
Baraja  1',  53'
Villa  10'
Edu  79'
 21' Eguren
 45' Fuentes
 49' Bruno
 60' Fuentes
 76' Llorente
 84' (pen.) Rossi
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo
18 January 2009
18:00
Athletic Bilbao3 2Valencia Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao
Gabilondo  18',  21'
Martínez  42',  69'
Ocio  80'
Koikili  85'
Llorente  90' (pen.)
 2' Villa
 30',  36' Morientes
 33' Mata
 80',  90'  Fernandes
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila
25 January 2009
16:00
MallorcaValencia ONO Estadi, Palma
Referee:
1 February 2009
16:00
ValenciaAlmería Mestalla, Valencia
Referee:
8 January 2009
16:00
OsasunaValencia Estadio Reyno de Navarra, Pamplona
Referee:
15 January 2009
16:00
ValenciaMálaga Mestalla, Valencia
Referee:
1 March 2009
16:00
ValenciaReal Valladolid Mestalla, Valencia
Referee:
15 March 2009
16:00
ValenciaRecreativo de Huelva Mestalla, Valencia
Referee:
22 March 2009
16:00
Racing de SantanderValencia Estadio El Sardinero, Santander
Referee:
5 April 2009
16:00
ValenciaGetafe Mestalla, Valencia
Referee:
12 April 2009
16:00
Sporting de GijónValencia Estadio El Molinon, Gijón
Referee:
19 April 2009
16:00
ValenciaSevilla Mestalla, Valencia
Referee:
22 April 2009
16:00
Real BetisValencia Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, Seville
Referee:
26 April 2009
16:00
ValenciaBarcelona Mestalla, Valencia
Referee:
10 May 2009
16:00
ValenciaReal Madrid Mestalla, Valencia
Referee:
24 May 2009
16:00
VillarrealValencia Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal
Referee:
31 May 2009
16:00
ValenciaAthletic Bilbao Mestalla, Valencia
Referee:

UEFA Cup

Overall

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
6 3 3 0 11 5  +6 12 1 2 0 4 3  +1 2 1 0 7 2  +5

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAH---HAHA---AH---HA--------
ResultWWDWDD
Position112222
Updated to match(es) played on 24 Jan. Source: UEFA Cup 2008-09
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

First round

First leg

18 September 2008
21:00
Marítimo0 1Valencia Estádio dos Barreiros, Funchal
Olberdam  30'  12' Morientes
 34' Edu
 54' Renan
 56' Helguera
 71' Albelda
 75' Hernández
 80' Villa
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Claudio Circhetta

Second leg

2 October 2008
21:00
Valencia2 1
(3 1 agg.)
Marítimo Mestalla, Valencia
Helguera  38'
Albelda  73'
Del Horno  78',  83'
Villa  90' (pen.),  90'
 25' Bruno
 41' Marcinho
 89' Fogaça
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Ivan Bebek

Group stage

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Saint-Étienne 4 2 2 0 9 4 +5 8
Valencia 4 1 3 0 8 4 +4 6
Copenhagen 4 1 2 1 4 5 1 5
Club Brugge 4 0 3 1 2 3 1 3
Rosenborg 4 0 2 2 1 8 7 2
Source:

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
4 1 3 0 8 4  +4 6 0 2 0 2 2  0 1 1 0 6 2  +4

Matches

6 November 2008
20:30
Valencia1 1Copenhagen Mestalla, Valencia
Morientes  61'  85' Santín
 90' Pospěch
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Knut Kircher
27 November 2008
19:45
Rosenborg0 4Valencia Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim
 21' Mata
 76' Hernández
 88' Baraja
 90' Joaquín
Attendance: 14,549
Referee: Kevin Blom
4 December 2008
19:45
Valencia1 1Club Brugge Mestalla, Valencia
Žigić  60'
Del Horno  74'
 18' Alcaraz
 49' Dirar
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Martin Atkinson
17 December 2008
19:45
Saint-Étienne2 2Valencia Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
Ilan  29', 44'
Sall  80'
 33',  58' Morientes
 72' Žigić
 71' Viana
 81' Marchena
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Alexandru Deaconu

Round of 32

First leg

18 February 2009 Dynamo Kyiv 1 1 ValenciaLobanovsky Dynamo Stadium, Kiev
18:00 Milevskiy  63' Report Silva  8' Attendance: 16,800
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)

Second leg

26 February 2009 Valencia 2 2 Dynamo KyivMestalla, Valencia
21:30 Marchena  45'
Del Horno  54'
Report Kravets  34', 73' Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Dynamo Kyiv 33 Valencia on aggregate. Dynamo Kyiv won on away goals.

Copa del Rey

Overall

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
6 4 1 1 15 7  +8 13 3 0 0 9 3  +6 1 1 1 6 4  +2

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundAH--AH--HA--HA--H-
ResultWWDWWL
Position111112
Updated to match(es) played on 30 Jan. Source: 2008–09 Copa del Rey Cup
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Round of 32

First leg

29 October 2008
19:30
Club Portugalete1 4Valencia Estadio La Florida, Basque Country
Vera  47'  11', 50' Morientes
 21' Vicente
 84' Žigić

Second leg

12 November 2008
20:00
Valencia3 0
( 7 1 agg.)
Club Portugalete Mestalla, Valencia
Angulo  20'
Míchel  63'
Hernández  72'

Round of 16

First leg

7 January 2009
20:00
Racing de Santander1 1Valencia Estadio El Sardinero, Santander
Sepsi  40'
Munitis  45'
Lacen  54'
Oriol  89'
 30' Marchena
 36' (o.g.) Colsa
 55' Maduro
 70',  90'  Miguel
 87' Vicente
 90' Del Horno
Attendance: 12,600

Second leg

14 January 2009
19:00
Valencia3 1
(a.e.t.)
( 4 2 agg.)
Racing de Santander Mestalla, Valencia
Vicente  18' (pen.), 102'
Del Horno  33'
Maduro  45'
Marchena  83'
Joaquín  117'
 22' Colsa
 83' Lacen
 109' Oriol
 115' Munitis
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Paradas Romero

Quarter-final

First leg

21 January 2009
20:00
Valencia3 2Sevilla Mestalla, Valencia
Villa  6'
Baraja  83'
Mata  86'
Silva  89'
 16' Escudé
 53' Fabiano
 68' Adriano
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Second leg

28 January 2009
19:00
Sevilla2 1
( 4 4 agg.)
Valencia Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville
Referee:
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